Lauren Woolstencroft

Lauren Woolstencroft (* November 24 1981 in Calgary, Alberta ) is a Canadian alpine ski driver and multiple winner at the Paralympics.

Career

Lauren Woolstencroft were missing from birth to the extremities below the knee and distal (below ) of the left elbow. Nevertheless, she began at the age of four years on a family holiday in Whitefish (Montana ) with the skiing. It was recorded in 1998 in the Canadian Para- Alpine Ski Team ( CPAST ) after they approach the Alberta Disabled Ski connected with 14 first team and competitions had denied. It starts with prostheses in the competition class "standing". The 1.72 m and 56 kg athlete won in her career numerous championships and titles. Outstanding characteristics are the results at the Paralympics. 2002, it was " Athlete of the Year" in British Columbia after their first participation in 2002 Paralympics in Salt Lake City. There she won the gold medals in super G and slalom, with it, a bronze medal in the giant slalom. In this discipline, they won in 2006 in Turin, but could not repeat the victory in the Super -G, as they finished second behind the French Solene Jambaqué. The departure she finished in fourth place. In Vancouver 2010, she was with five gold medals in five starts the outstanding athlete in the alpine disciplines. For the first time she won in the downhill and also triumphed in the inaugural Super Combined, this first-place finishes in slalom, giant slalom and super -G came in Whistler Creekside. Thus, it was next to the cross-country skier and biathlete Verena Bentele the most successful athlete of the Paralympics. It is thus one of the most successful athletes in the Paralympics at all and a small group athletes with a total of five victories during individual Paralympic Games.

In addition to her Paralympic successes Woolstencroft won by 2010 a total of eight world championships and numerous international competitions. In the Swiss Sion she succeeded 2000, a triple victory in downhill, giant slalom and slalom, 2004 Wildschönau she won the title in the Super -G. In 2007, she was athlete of the year (IPC Athlete of the Year ), the International Paralympic Committee. She was also in 1999, 2002 and 2004 Para- Alpine Athlete of the Year (para- alpine skiers of the year ) and 2006 Para- Alpine Female Athlete of the Year (para- alpine skier of the year). It is much more time Canadian champion.

Woolstencroft studied electrical engineering at the University of Victoria, she graduated in 2005 with Bachelor now and works for the power company British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority. She lives in North Vancouver.

Achievements

  • 2010-5 × Gold ( Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super - G, Downhill, Super Combined )
  • 2006-1 × gold ( giant slalom ), 1 × Silver (Super -G)
  • 2002-2 × Gold ( Super G, slalom ), 1 x Bronze (giant slalom)
  • Overall World Cup - 2006, 2008
  • World Cup downhill discipline - 2001
  • Discipline World Cup Super -G - 2001, 2006, 2008
  • Discipline World Cup Giant Slalom - 2000, 2006, 2008
  • Discipline World Cup slalom - 2008
  • World Cup discipline combination - 2008
  • 2008-13 Victory
  • 2007-9 victories
  • 2006-6 victories
2002 Winter Paralympics Super-G Slalom skiing 2006 Winter Paralympics 2010 Winter Paralympics Whitefish (Montana) Whistler (British Columbia) BC Hydro North Vancouver (city)
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